Sociolinguistic patterns by William Labov(
Book
)122
editions published
between
1972
and
2014
in
5
languages
and held by
1,807 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Language in the inner city : studies in the Black English vernacular by William Labov(
Book
)54
editions published
between
1972
and
2010
in
English and German
and held by
1,787 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Language in the Inner City firmly establishes African American Vernacular English not simply as slang but as a well-formed
set of rules of pronunciation and grammar capable of conveying complex logic and reasoning. Studying not only the normal processes
of communication in the inner city but such art forms as the ritual insult and ritualized narrative, Labov confirms the Black
vernacular as a separate and independent dialect of English. His analysis goes on to clarify the nature and processes of linguistic
change in the context of a changing society"--Jacket

The atlas of North American English : phonetics, phonology, and sound change : a multimedia reference tool by William Labov(
)29
editions published
between
2005
and
2008
in
English
and held by
1,280 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Accompanying CD-ROM and website contain ... "a data base with measurements of more than 100,000 vowels and mean values for
439 speakers; extended sound samples of all North American dialects; multimedia material for further study; multimedia applications
to enhance classroom presentations"--P. [4] of cover

The social stratification of English in New York City by William Labov(
Book
)61
editions published
between
1964
and
2006
in
English
and held by
1,078 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
One of the first accounts of social variation in language, this groundbreaking study founded the discipline of sociolinguistics,
providing the model on which thousands of studies have been based. In this second edition, Labov looks back on forty years
of sociolinguistic research, bringing the reader up to date on its methods, findings and achievements. In over thirty pages
of new material, he explores the unforeseen implications of his earlier work, addresses the political issues involved, and
evaluates the success of newer approaches to sociolinguistic investigation. In doing so, he reveals the outstanding accomplishments
of sociolinguistics since his original study, which laid the foundations for studying language variation, introduced the crucial
concept of the linguistic variable, and showed how variation across age groups is an indicator of language change. Bringing
Labov's pioneering study into the 21st century, this classic volume will remain the benchmark in the field for years to come

Language variety in the South revisited by Cynthia Goldin Bernstein(
)1
edition published
in
2012
in
English
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827 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Top linguists from diverse fields address language varieties in the South. Language Variety in the South Revisited is a comprehensive
collection of new research on southern United States English by foremost scholars of regional language variation. Like its
predecessor, Language Variety in the South: Perspectives in Black and White (The University of Alabama Press, 1986), this
book includes current research into African American vernacular English, but it greatly expands the scope of investigation
and offers an extensive assessment of the fiel

The study of nonstandard English by William Labov(
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)48
editions published
between
1969
and
1981
in
English
and held by
810 WorldCat member
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worldwide
American education has always considered the non-standard or sub-standard form of speech used by children to be an imperfect
copy of standard English. The defects of this approach have now become a matter of urgent concern in the face of the tremendous
educational problems of the urban ghettos. This paper reverses the usual focus and looks directly at non-standard English--not
as an isolated object in itself, but as an integral part of the larger sociolinguistic structure of the English language.
To do this, the author first presents some linguistic considerations on the nature of language itself, and then a number of
sociolinguistic principles which have emerged in the research of the past ten years. The relation of non-standard dialects
to education is reviewed, bearing in mind that the fundamental role of the school is to teach the reading and writing of standard
English. Finally, the author turns to the question of what research teachers and educators themselves can do in the classroom--the
kind of immediate and applied research which will help them make the best use of teaching materials. The author hopes that
this paper will put the teacher directly into touch with the students' language, help him to observe that language more directly
and accurately, and enable him to adjust his own teaching to the actual problems that he sees. A 36-item bibliography covering
all areas of the paper is included. (Do)

On semantics by Uriel Weinreich(
Book
)11
editions published
in
1980
in
English
and held by
683 WorldCat member
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worldwide
Uriel Weinreich was of the innovative and creative thinkers in the field of semantics in the twentieth century. This volume
contains all of Weinreich's writings on semantics, including a number of papers that were not published in his lifetime. It
includes the first paper on the universals of semantic theory, an analysis of the fundamental concepts of semantics and semiotics,
and a critique of lexicography

Principles of linguistic change by William Labov(
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)56
editions published
between
1992
and
2010
in
English
and held by
641 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This book develops the general principles of linguistic change that form the foundations of historical linguistics, dialectology
and sociolinguistics. It is concerned with the factors that govern the internal development of linguistic structures: the
mechanisms of change, the constraints on change, and the ways in which change is embedded in the larger linguistic system.
While it is generally believed that linguistic change is a product of earlier times, and that local dialects are disappearing,
this work shows that rapid change is in progress in the cities of America and England, so that urban dialects are becoming
more and more differentiated. Instrumental studies of these changes develop a new view of phonological space which allows
the resolution of long-standing paradoxes of historical linguistics. The book then develops the general principles governing
mergers and splits, which alter linguistic structure. -- Back cover

Principios del cambio lingüístico by William Labov(
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)75
editions published
between
1993
and
2011
in
3
languages
and held by
474 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Written by the world-renowned pioneer in the field of modern sociolinguistics, this volume examines the cognitive and cultural
factors responsible for linguistic change, tracing the life history of these developments, from triggering events to driving
forces and endpoints. Explores the major insights obtained by combining sociolinguistics with the results of dialect geography
on a large scaleExamines the cognitive and cultural influences responsible for linguistic changeDemonstrates under what conditions
dialects diverge from one anotherEstablishes an essential distinction between transmission

Dialect diversity in America : the politics of language change by William Labov(
Book
)8
editions published
between
2012
and
2014
in
English
and held by
470 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"The sociolinguist William Labov has worked for decades on change in progress in American dialects and on African American
Vernacular English (AAVE). In Dialect Diversity in America, Labov examines the diversity among American dialects and presents
the counterintuitive finding that geographically localized dialects of North American English are increasingly diverging from
one another over time. Contrary to the general expectation that mass culture would diminish regional differences, the dialects
of Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Birmingham, Buffalo, Philadelphia, and New York are now more different from each other than
they were a hundred years ago. Equally significant is Labov's finding that AAVE does not map with the geography and timing
of changes in other dialects. The home dialect of most African American speakers has developed a grammar that is more and
more different from that of the white mainstream dialects in the major cities studied and yet highly homogeneous throughout
the United States. Labov describes the political forces that drive these ongoing changes, as well as the political consequences
in public debate. The author also considers the recent geographical reversal of political parties in the Blue States and the
Red States and the parallels between dialect differences and the results of recent presidential elections. Finally, in attempting
to account for the history and geography of linguistic change among whites, Labov highlights fascinating correlations between
patterns of linguistic divergence and the politics of race and slavery, going back to the antebellum United States. Complemented
by an online collection of audio files that illustrate key dialectical nuances, Dialect Diversity in America offers an unparalleled
sociolinguistic study from a preeminent scholar in the field"--Publisher's description

The language of life and death : the transformation of experience in oral narrative by William Labov(
Book
)13
editions published
in
2013
in
English
and held by
298 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
We share the experience of others through the stories they tell of the crucial events in their lives. This book provides a
rich range of narratives that grip the reader's attention together with an analysis of how it is done. While remaining true
to the facts, narrators use linguistic devices to present themselves in the best possible light and change the listener's
perception of who is to blame for what has occurred. William Labov extends his widely used framework for narrative analysis
to matters of greatest human concern: the danger of

Principles of linguistic change by William Labov(
Book
)28
editions published
between
1994
and
2010
in
English
and held by
158 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This volume presents the results of several decades of inquiry into the social origins and social motivation of linguistic
change. It includes a complete report on the Philadelphia project designed to establish the social location of the leaders
of linguistic change. These findings are developed further on the basis of a broad range of sociolinguistic studies in the
1980s and 1990s, as well as the recently completed "Phonological Atlas of North America". Successive chapters on social class,
neighborhood, ethnicity, gender and social networks delineate the leaders of linguistic change as women of the upper working
class with a high density of interaction within their neighborhoods and a high proportion of weak ties outside of it. Detailed
portraits of individual leaders show that the women who lead linguistic change are distinguished from others by their general
pattern of deviation from established norms of conformity. Mathematical models are developed to account for the linear incrementation
of change in progress, and the transmission of change across generations

What is a linguistic fact? by William Labov(
Book
)11
editions published
in
1975
in
English
and held by
140 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide